"Breakthrough" in the spring move
For many college graduates who are looking for work, this year's "spring recruitment season" is very unusual. The "Golden Three Silver Four" in the traditional spring recruitment season is about to pass, and many college graduates are still in the confusion of spring recruitment and uncertainty about the future.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Education, the number of college graduates in 2020 increased by 400,000 compared with last year, reaching 8.74 million. Affected by the epidemic, the offline spring recruitment of all major recruitment units has been cancelled, and the online spring recruitment is still in the exploration stage; some industries are reducing recruitment positions, and some emerging industries are expanding the recruitment scale; some college students are still watching and waiting in confusion. Some college students have already turned to civil servants and institutions.
How to "break through" in this unusual spring recruit has become a problem that college graduates must face.
Under the epidemic, the job-seeking position and salary of fresh students are affected
Jiang Yu is a senior student at a 985 college in the east. During this time, she has been busy delivering her resume.
"This year's employment situation is really unclear. During the online written interview, I chatted with some classmates from prestigious schools all over the world. They are actively looking for work, indicating that they have not received a suitable offer. In our In the class, some students didn't even receive an offer until now. "Jiang Yu said.
Recently, Jiang Yu joined some recruitment groups. She found that some newly established small companies recruit people, and even have to build several recruitment groups of 500 people. According to a rough statistics, more than half of the group are from 985 colleges and universities, which has doubled her pressure. "I'm thinking, if I haven't found my favorite job after the Spring Recruitment, I'll just find a job and work as a graduate student."
"None of the resumes I voted for after the annual investment have been" fished out "for interviews. There is still a 30% chance that the autumn recruits will be salvaged. I thought I would like to see if there is a better chance for Chunzhao. Now it seems to me I am lucky to have an offer. "Speaking of his job search experience, Zhang Ying, who was a senior in a college in Fujian, said that as a" purely liberal arts student ", he asked himself to get an offer when he recruited in autumn. Now it seems that this decision is too wise.
Under the influence of the epidemic, although many recruiting units have "turned into battle" online, fresh students have suffered a lot in terms of salary and job selection during the job search process.
Recently, BOSS directly hired the "2020 New Student Spring Recruiting Job Search Trend Report" (hereinafter referred to as "Report") data shows that as of March 31, 2020, in the spring recruitment season (from February 3) active job search The number of students increased by 56% compared with last year, but the scale of recruitment demands of enterprises corresponding to the current year of students decreased by 22% year-on-year.
Among them, the job contraction is the largest in the financial industry, especially in the field of Internet finance, and the recruitment demand for fresh graduates has fallen by more than 50% compared with the same period in 2019. Affected by the outbreak of foreign epidemics, the trade / import and export industries suffered a second shock. The number of foreign trade orders in textiles, footwear, and small commodities declined sharply, and the number of fresh graduate positions also shrank significantly. However, after the Spring Festival, while the machinery / manufacturing industry steadily resumed production, the recruitment demand for the corresponding students increased against the trend, up by 19.4%.
From the perspective of the distribution of cities, the "Report" pointed out that the epidemic has caused a sharp decline in the turnover of people, which has a significant impact on the return of fresh graduates and job search in big cities. The demand for small, medium and micro enterprises is insufficient, and the recruitment demand for fresh graduates from north to Guangzhou and Shenzhen fell below 30% for the first time in nearly three years. The proportion of fresh graduate positions in new first-tier cities decreased slightly by 1.6 percentage points, and the overall level is still relatively stable. The five cities of Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Changsha and Xi'an have the most new graduate positions; the proportion of recruiting demand for fresh graduates in second-tier and third-tier cities is Increased by 3.3 percentage points.
Emerging industries such as artificial intelligence and 5G are "contradictory" to expand employment
In the context of the impact of the Spring Recruitment epidemic, some emerging industries have brought more employment opportunities to college students.
From March 31st to May 1st, the Ministry of Education and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council launched the "24365 Campus Recruitment" special event for strategic emerging industries and e-commerce industries, which attracted widespread attention from college graduates. The activities closely follow the national emerging industry planning and "new infrastructure" needs, involving a new generation of information technology, high-end equipment, new materials, biology, new energy vehicles, new energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, digital creativity and other key national development industries. Online recruitment for more than 400 participating companies.
The "Report" shows that in the spring recruitment season of 2020, the scale of positions for fresh graduates in strategic emerging industries has generally increased by 1-5 percentage points from the same period last year, and the proportion of fresh graduate positions is also higher than the industry average. The types of Internet technology jobs for new students are becoming more and more concentrated. The top ten jobs with a scale of demand accounted for 57.7%, concentrated in the front-end and back-end basic development and operation and maintenance fields, a further increase of 8.5 percentage points compared with the same period last year.
In response to this, Lu Yuan, deputy director of the Peking University Student Employment Guidance Service Center, said in an interview with a reporter from the China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily that the demand for fresh students in the fields of Internet, new manufacturing, medical health and professional services is more affected by the epidemic. small. "Graduates should pay more attention to the development potential of the industry when choosing jobs."
On the one hand, the emergence of emerging industries is strong, on the other hand, many college students are increasingly conservative in their job search options. The epidemic has affected many aspects of the psychology and career planning of job-seeking college students. Examinations and examination institutions have become the main direction for many college students to adjust their job search intentions.
In an online lecture not long ago, Zhang Chao, director of the Student Career Development Guidance Center of Tsinghua University, let the participating students conduct a real-time vote. The results showed that about 80% of the students said that the epidemic had changed their career recognition more or less Knowledge and career planning. "The epidemic has made every student experience the process of re-planning their careers, recognizing their careers, and recognizing themselves."
For many college students who turned to public examinations and public institutions, Zhang Chao said: "A big crisis has occurred and people must be inclined to work in a more stable environment. This is a risk aversion instinct."
Zhang Chao told the China Youth Daily reporter: "Many college students have found that under this background, government agencies and institutions have not reduced or even expanded their recruitment. But for enterprises, the epidemic situation is projected on them objectively. The impact and impact are relatively large, and the adjustment of recruitment progress by enterprises is also relatively rapid compared with government departments, so the change in recruitment scale is also more obvious. "
Expert tips: a "remodeling" for career planning
"Unemployed graduates do n’t adjust their employment expectations anymore, I ’m afraid it ’s too late ..."
Liu Jun works in the employment office of a university in Beijing. The most shared in his circle of friends is the links to various online recruitment activities organized by the school and relevant information about the recruitment unit. Recently, he always "shouts" students in his circle of friends while sharing the link, telling them "don't wait and see" and "hurry up".
"Recently recommending units to graduates, sometimes it really feels a bit 'exhaustive.' Undergraduates 'temptation to apply for jobs is lagging behind, and graduates' expectations of salary are high. I'm really worried for them." Liu Jun said.
Zhang Jing, deputy director of the Employment Guidance Center of Beijing University of Science and Technology, also observed this phenomenon. "At present, there are some students who have too high expectations for job search. Undergraduate students only want to enter large companies and large platforms, and will reject some small and medium-sized enterprises. However, students have not received the offer of the ideal company. The requirements will also be relatively high. Undergraduates hope that the monthly salary for graduation will reach 10,000 yuan. In fact, the salary of undergraduates will change significantly after 3 years of work. I hope everyone will have a longer-term perspective. "
Proactively adjusting job search plans and job search expectations are suggestions given by many college teachers.
Lv Yuan observed that at Peking University, many graduates actively adjusted their employment expectations because of the epidemic situation, more actively participated in job search, and the job search horizon was more open. Some 2021 graduates are concerned about the long-term impact of the epidemic on macroeconomics and employment. They have begun to prepare for the autumn fall this year by participating in job search training, online enterprise internships, and accelerating graduate thesis research programs.
"Graduates should sort out their professional values, think from a rational and pragmatic point of view, what are the professional factors they most value and pay attention to, and grasp the main contradictions to improve the efficiency of job search." Lu Yuan said.
In Zhang Chao's view, college students need to understand that without perfect career decisions, they often need to compromise on multiple career choices in life. Look at imperfect decisions with a positive attitude.
"Life is not Newton ’s law of motion. Given the initial value and acceleration, it will move along the expected track, which is probably too boring. The first job is the occupational" anchorage "of college students, which is of great significance, but also Face rationally. Imperfections in career decision-making also sort out the direction for future career development to a certain extent. Work value should be taken as the most important measure of career choice. "Zhang Chao said.
Zhang Chao pointed out that immediate action should be taken to ease employment anxiety. "Some graduates feel that they are not ready for work yet, and make delayed decisions about career choices in the name of postgraduates and studying abroad. Career exploration requires action while thinking, and promoting thinking in the process of action, not If you have to wait for the thinking to mature and then take action, postponing to take action next year is to avoid contradictions. "
(Jiang Yu, Zhang Ying, and Liu Jun are aliased at the request of the interviewee)
China Youth Daily reporter Ye Yuting Source: China Youth Daily